Discipleship 2022

A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity, or condition that

may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage,

loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or

environmental damage.

• Hazard

• Disaster

• Disaster RISK

• Phenomena

A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society

involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental

losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community

or society to cope using its own resources.

• Hazard

• Disaster

• Disaster RISK

• Phenomena

The potential disaster losses, in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets

and services, which could occur to a particular community or a society

over some specified future time period.

• Hazard

• Disaster

• Disaster RISK

• Phenomena

The concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic

efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters, including

through reduced exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people

and property, wise management of land and the environment, and

improved preparedness for adverse events.

• Hazard Reduction

• Disaster Risk Reduction

• Disaster RISK

• Disaster Management

Decisions and actions were taken after a disaster with a view to restoring or

improving the pre-disaster living conditions of the stricken community

while encouraging and facilitating necessary adjustments to reduce

disaster risks.

• Reduction

• Recovery

• Preparedness

• Response

Activities and measures are taken in advance to ensure an effective response

to the impact of hazards, including the issuance of timely and effective

early warnings and the temporary evacuation of people and property

from threatened locations.

• Reduction

• Recovery

• Preparedness

• Response

The act of implementing or translating into actions what are called for

by the preparedness plans.

• Reduction

• Recovery

• Preparedness

• Response